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A hot potato: Are social media sites politically biased? Almost three-quarters of Americans think so. According to a survey carried out by Pew Research Center, 72 percent of adults believe it’s somewhat likely that companies such as Facebook and Twitter censor political views they find objectionable. Conducted between May 29 and June 1, the Pew study asked 4,594 people for their opinions on technology companies. While 62 percent of Democrats said social media might be censoring certain political views, the overwhelming majority—85 percent—of Republican and Republican-leaning adults believe this is the case. Additionally, 64 percent of Republicans think technology companies support the views of liberals over conservatives. But this doesn’t mean Americans believe tech companies are bad. 74 percent say they have been good for them personally, though only 63 percent think the firms have had a positive impact on society as a whole. The argument that tech firms … [Read more...] about Most Americans believe social media sites censor political views

According to a recent survey released by the Pew Research Center, the majority of both Republicans and Democrats believe that social media websites at least “somewhat” censor political views. Axios reports that a recent poll published by the Pew Research Center has given a deeper insight into how social media is viewed by both Democrats and Republicans. According to the survey, more than half of Republicans believe that it is “very likely” that social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are censoring political opinions that they find “objectionable.” Similarly, 20 percent of Democrats believe that this is also the case while 42 percent of Democrats believe that political opinions are “somewhat” censored on social media.Axios reports that according to the survey: 54% of Republican or Republican-leaning adults said it was very likely that social media platforms censor political viewpoints they find objectionable. An additional … [Read more...] about Pew Poll: Majority of Americans Think Social Media Sites ‘Somewhat’ Censor Political Views

Democracy Dies in Darkness Sections Home Try 1 month for $1 Username Sign In Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Subscribe Account Profile Newsletters & Alerts Gift Subscriptions Contact Us Help Desk Accessibility for screenreader The Switch by Brian Fung and Hamza Shaban May 23 at 2:31 PM Email the author President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he makes his way to board Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on May 23, 2018. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) President Trump's decision to block his Twitter followers for their political views is a violation of the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying that Trump's effort to silence his critics is not permissible under the U.S. Constitution because the digital space in which he engages with constituents is a public forum. The ruling rejects administration … [Read more...] about Trump cannot block Twitter users for their political views, court rules

Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is facing a barrage of questions as he testifies before the United States Senate today. One of those questions came from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who asked Zuckerberg why Facebook fired Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey. Many consider Luckey instrumental in revitalizing interest in virtual reality, but he attracted scrutiny over his support of a pro-Donald Trump political group that allegedly involved white supremacists and disgraced troll and Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopolous. Luckey apologized for financially sponsoring the group in September 2016, but Facebook fired him the following March. That termination came after a Californian limited-liability corporation called Wings of Time gave $100,000 to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration fund. Luckey confirmed on Twitter that he owned the company. In March, Facebook and Luckey confirmed that they split, but neither shared many details. Cruz, who is up for re-election, is … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg: Facebook did not fire Palmer Luckey over political views

Photo: Karen Bleier / AFP. Facebook has admitted that it is tracking political opinions posted by Spaniards to gather data about the upcoming election. About 21 million Spaniards are on Facebook and the social media giant said it has been keeping a close eye on their conversations in the run up to the general election on December 20th. Facebook told a group of reporters that it intends to use the data gathered to understand the most important topics of the elections and what truly concerns the citizens, newspaper El Diario reported on Wednesday. The social network has already found 36 million interactions containing political content, between August 15th and October 31st. "We will measure how many unique users engage in conversations related to the elections," Facebook representatives told reporters, adding that they will pay special attention to "commentary about the most relevant political themes and the candidates". Facebook plans to distribute general information … [Read more...] about Facebook is spying on Spaniards for political views ahead of election